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BofA Loses Bid to Appeal Ruling Permitting Securities Class Action and Derivative Claims to Proceed
Publication Date: 2010-10-12
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Judge Kevin Castel produced a 140-page opus in denying big chunks of the bank's motion to dismiss in August. So it's not a big surprise that he didn't look very kindly on BofA's request that he take another crack at it.

Satyam Agrees to $125 Million Securities Class Action Settlement; Despite Morrison, U.S. Investors Who Bought on Foreign Exchanges Slated for Compensation
Publication Date: 2011-02-17
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Don't get too excited: Most of the money in the settlement will go to holders of U.S.-traded American Depository Shares. But for investors who bought Satyam shares overseas, a 90 percent discounted recovery is still better than nothing.

Munger Guides Wells Fargo to $125 Million MBS Settlement
Publication Date: 2011-07-08
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It looks like the logjam of litigation filed over mortgage-backed securities is beginning to break. This appears to be the first class settlement of claims by investors in these securities.

January 11, 2000 |

Three Milberg Partners Resign

Three senior members at New York's Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach L.L.P. have decided to withdraw as partners. By leaving their posts in 1999, each avoided the multimillion-dollar hit they would have taken to contribute to Milberg Weiss' stunning $50 million settlement with Lexecon Inc., which was not covered by insurance.
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Delaware Judge Allows $2.7 Billion Delphi Deal But Keeps Damages Alive
Publication Date: 2012-03-07
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For the second time in less than a week, a Delaware Chancery Court judge had harsh words for a CEO seeking to sell his company in a multibillion-dollar deal, but stopped short of blocking the proposed sale.

Robbins Geller, Labaton Ink $32.5 Million MBS Settlement with Deutsche Bank
Publication Date: 2012-03-26
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Mortgage-backed securities plaintiffs scored their fourth securities class action settlement since the start of the financial crisis on Monday. But the deal with Deutsche Bank is also the smallest yet.

For Boies, Halliburton Win Is Testament to His Late Daughter
Publication Date: 2011-06-06
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David Boies has had many victories in his career, but his win on Monday for the plaintiffs in the Halliburton securities class action has special meaning for him. Boies took over the case from his daughter Caryl Boies, who died last December from lung cancer at age 48.

Rakoff Explains Class Certification Ruling in Merrill MBS Case; Says Wal-Mart Case Has 'No Bearing'
Publication Date: 2011-08-22
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Manhattan federal district judge Jed Rakoff swiftly dispensed with any notion that the Supreme Court's ruling in the Wal-Mart employment case should affect this securities case. "The Court finds that Wal-Mart has little to no bearing on the issues before the Court," he wrote.

BofA Shareholder Litigation Reassigned to Judge Castel (and not Judge Rakoff)
Publication Date: 2010-04-28
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When Judge Denny Chin was elevated to the Second Circuit, Judge Kevin Castel volunteered to take over the BofA securities class action. Whatever happens before him, BofA and its lawyers at least know they won't be on the receiving end of angry orders from Judge Rakoff--an experience they're all too familiar with.

BofA Lead Counsel Plot Thickens
Publication Date: 2009-04-07
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In the enormous Bank of America securities class action, plaintiffs lawyers seeking the appointment of lead counsel are starting to make the case for themselves--and against their rivals.

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